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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SYNTHe - cover shot

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SYNTHe - veggies in

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SYNTHe - Tom Bonner

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SYNTHe- Tom Bonner vert shot skyline

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by <a href="http://www.sciarc.edu/" title="Southern California Institute of Architecture">SCI-arc</a> professor and architect <a href="http://sciarc.edu/faculty.php?id=106&amp;where=bio" title="Alexis Rochas Bio">Alexis Rochas</a>. Located atop <a href="http://theflatla.com/" title="The Flat">the Flat</a>, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/synthe-green-roof-by-alexis-rochas/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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In a city covered by over 4,000 square miles of asphalt and cinder block, the green roof movement may have just won a serious coup with SYNTHe, an urban rooftop garden prototype designed by SCI-arc professor and architect Alexis Rochas. Located atop the Flat, a downtown Los Angeles residential mid-rise building, SYNTHe is a fertile oasis in the sky that will ultimately grow a variety of edible plants. Through an active collaboration between students, faculty, and city officials, SYNTHe proves that green roofs could indeed have a fruitful future in LA....